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A regulan meetlng of the Burllngamo City Councll was he1d. on theabov6 glvon d.ate. Meetlng called to onder at g:O5 p.m., - MayorLoronz 1n the Chair.
CALL TO ONDER
Pnesent - Councllmen:
Absent - Councilmon!
Thenmo-Bond. Asphalt Co.
Compton, Californla
Low::le Pavlng Co.
South San Franclsco,
Flsk-Flrenze -McLean
Bu::1lngama, Callf.
Bragato Pavlng Co.
Bolmont, Callf.
Burllngamo, Cal lfo:rnla
ltlay 7, 1962
Crosby- Johns on-Lorenz -Martln -Morgan
None
PLEDGE OF Ar.r.irGL,l\NCE
At word fron the Chalr, aII ln the CouIrcll Cbambe:r arose and. woroIed. by the Clty Clork 1n the Pledge of Alleglance to the Flag.
BOLL CALt
MTNI]TES
The mlnutes of the pnevlous meotlng of Aprl1 16, 1962, subnlttedto Councll w€re approved. with a condltlon that the flgure quoted
as belng ln excess of the Pollce Statlon Bond Issua ba verlfled
and coriected 1f ln error, on motlon of Councllman Jobason, seconded
by Councllrran Morgan and unanlnously carrled.
The mlnute s of the mootlng scheduled ln confonmance nlth the State
Eloctlon Code, Aprll L'l , 1962 submlttecl to Councl1, were unanl-mously
approved on motlon of Councilman Crosby and seconded by Councllnan
IUorgan.
tsIDS
Blds fon tbe Resurfaclng of Clty Streets, Scbedule I and ScheduleII, publlcly oponod at 2:OO p.n. as per lega1 adventisemont, wors
d.eclared as follows:
SCI{EDUI T SCI]MULE II
MIsc. Secondary Clty MsJor Clty Stroets
Stneots
Councllman Morgan lntnoduced and moved the passage
NO. 2I-62 nAwanding Contract for Resurfacing Clty
Thormabond, Asphalt Cor. Schedule I: Mlscellaneous
Streets Schedule II: Majoy City Streets - Id.C.S.
Avenue and. Almor Roadn seconded by Councllmg.n l[art
unanlmously upon ro11 call of rnornbens.
$4s,sta. a*
$46 , o49. z9
CaIlf.
fi+6,tgo.z+
$s6,628.58
$2,691. oo
$s,31s. oo
$s, 3ts . oo
$s,o9s. oo
of RESOLUTIONStroots to the
Secondary Cl ty
No. 94 Florlburdaln and adopted
C O],IMUI'IICATI ONS
1. SPEED LIMIT TO 35 MPH ON TROUSDAI,E DRTVE
A comnarnlcatlon from the Clty Managor, dated May 4, 1962, advlsed
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that the Eealth, Sefety and Ilafflc Commlsslon anal the Pollce
Dopartment have' recomm6nded that the speed llmlts on trousdale
Dr:ive be lncroased from 25 MPH to 35 MPII. A report settlng forth
reasona to Justlfy the reconmend.atlon acconpanled the communlcatlon.
Councllnan Morgan lntroducnAn Ordlnence Amending the
By Adt[ng Thereto a New Se
Prlme Facle Speed Llmit Fo
Between EI Camlno Real and
to 55 Ml1es Por Eour. rr
ed for flrst rsadlng,OEDINANCE NO 755.
Ordinance Code of the C yo ur game
ctlon Numbored 1221-D Increasing the
r Vehlcular Irafflc on Trousdale Drlvo
Sebastlan Drlve from 25 M1les Pen Hor:r
PURCHASE OF PARKING METERS I]ELD I]'I ABE]YANCE
A comrornicatlon from the Clty Managen, dated May 2t L962, accom-
panled by a detalled report irn "fartlng Mete:: Comparlson Testsr
Complled by the Parklng Ueten TechnlcLan, rocoramended the replace-
m€nt of the curr:ent eLghtoan yoar o1d parklng rtreters rith ner
Ducan l[odel 60 l{eters.
Tho r.ecomrendatlon of the Chalr thet the subJect be tablod, was
concurrod ln by Counc11.
5. ltsNNIS COURT REPAIR AUTHORIZED
A conrnrnl catLon f:rom the CLty Managen, dated May I, 1962' recommeniled.
that the sum of $SrZOo.Oo be authonlzed for. the repavlng and re-
funblshlng of the four tennls cour:ts located ln tlashlngton Park.
Mayor Lorenz advisod that the Natlonal Tennls T or.r:cnament held ln
the Clty of Br:::Ilngame has been scheduled 1n the lmmedlate future
and. recommended thet the Lmprovemont bo made.
Councllnan Crosby concumedl and moved that the repaving and therofurblshlng of the tennls counts ln the sum of $5r2OO.OO be
authorlzed end the lqrovement lnnedlately progranmsd, seconded by
Councllman Johns on and unanlmously cannled.
4. ALLOCATION CIVIL DEFENSE I'TINDS AUTHORIED
A commrnclatlon from th6 City Manager., dated Uay 4, l-962, advlsedthat the 1962-1965 CivlI Defense Budget propones the oxpend.lture of
$2r5O0.0O for radLo comrnrnicatlon egulpment, one-haIf of whlchshall be :relmbursed by the Federal Gover.nment upon ce:rtlflcatlonthat funds have beei allocated.
A recommendatlon from the Clty litanager: that $2r5OO.OO be allocated
fnom surplus funds, was concurned 1n by Councll upon motlon of
Councllman Johnson, seconded by Councllman Mongan and unanlmously
carr"lod.
5. BIIRLINGAME HILLS IMPRO ASSOCIATTON
IN IRIES RE: A ION
A com nni.catlon f:rom the Burllngame II11Is Improvement Associatlon,
bearlng the s lgnature of Arnold D. Davelaar, Intern ln Publlc Affalrs,
and Gllbert Rod1l, Actlng Presldent, Burllngarne ELl1s IrpnovementAssoclatLon, under date of AprlI 26, 1962, dlneeting lnqulnlespertlnent to tho annexatLon of the Bu:rl lngame Hllls area to theClty or Lts lncorporation as a separate clty, was reforred to theClty Manager for study and. nepont to Councll.
6. I1EIROPOLITAN CHAPTER NATIONAL HOUSING ASSN
An lnvltatlon from the MetropolLtan San FrancLsco Bay Aroa Chapterof the Natlonal Assoclatlon of Houslng and Redevelopmont Offlclals,
extended to Clty Councils, Clty Managers, Plannlng Dlrectors and.others, to attond a meetlng Tuosday, hy 8, 1962, in Oakland, on
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the subJoct of nTho Commrnity Renewal Pnogramn was acknorledgecl
and placed on fiIe.
1.CALIFORNIA VETENANS BOND ACT BALLOT ISSI'E
A conrnunlcatlon from Floyd D. Grangor, Veterans I Sorvice Offlcer,
San Mat6o County, dated Aprll 20, 1962, sollclting Councl] asslst-
ance l-n the endorsement of Pnopositlon No.Z on the Juno, 1962
Electlon Ba11ot, provldlng for Vetenans Bonds ln the sum of $zSOrOOO.oo-rfor the contlnuanc€ of the Callfornla Veterans Farm and Home
Purchase Program, was ackowledged and neferred to the Clty Managerfor report to Counclf at a aubsequent meetlng.
8. FIRE DEPART!,IEM PERSONi{EL COI{I\IEND@
A communlcatlon lbom I[r. and. I{rs. R. E. Loewenguth, 1556 Wostmoor
Road, dated Aprll 20, 1962, commendlng the Ffue Department for thegratlflng asslstanco ln protectlng thelr property durlng a r.ecentraln s torm.
Councllrnan Crosby recorumended that a copy of ths corl'talnL cat Lon be
dl::ected to the attentlon of the Flre Department together rlth an
expnesslon of appreei.atlon fr:om the members of the Clty CounclI.
Councll so concurrod-
RESOLItrIQXE XQ-??:6LtRe sclndlng Re solut lon No. 6 -6 2 Ad opted
@evoklng Pernlt to the Southenn Paclflc
Company, a Corporation, to Construct and Operate a Spur 1rack
Across Davld Roadtr was Lntnod.ucod for passag6 on motlon of Couecllman
Martln, eecondod by Councllmen Mor.gan and unanlmously canrLod on
ro11 caIl.
RESOLUILQ{ N9r ?5:Q? lAuthorlzing the Executlon and fssuance of a
ffin Paciflc Company, a corporation, To construct
and Operate a Spur frack across Davld Roadi was lntroduced for
passago on motlon of Councllman !{artln, secondod by Councllnan fongan
and unanLmously carrLed by a roll call vote.
EESI UTIQX I{0-- 24-62 iAuthornlzlnB and Dlrectlng Execution of
@ Acceptanco 5f Fallout Shelter Ll,censes orPnivllege Agr.eenents ln Implemontatlon of Nati.ona]- FalLout SheltenSurvey, Ii[arklng and Stock Pnogramn ras lntroduced fon passage on
motlon of CouncLlman Martln, secondod by Councllnan Morgan and
adopted unanimously by noII call vote.
ORDINANCES - Conslderatlon thsreof :
ORDINANCE NO. ?53 rAn Ord.lnanco Re peallng OndLnartce No. 484 andAidl-g Sectlo- T222.n to the Bu::}lnga rne Ordlnance Codo Establlshlng
Panklng Regulations Governlng Munlclpal Parklng Lotsr was glven1ts second roadlng arrd upon motlon of Councllman Johnson, seconded
by Councllnan Mongan, said ordLnance passed lts second readlng and
was adopted by the followlng vote:
Ayes: Counc11mon: Crosby-Joirnson-Lonenz-Mantln-MorganNoos: Councllmon: None
Absent Councilmen: None
OHDINANCE NO. 754 rAn Ordlnance Amendl ng Section L227 of the
OncllaancG Code of the Clty of Burlingarae; Declarlng lt to be Un-1awful to Park Any t7s61"tu On Any Stroot Between the Hours of 2:OOa.m. and 6:00 a.m. YJlthout a Permlt; and Provldlng For the Issuanooof, Fee For. and Revocatlon of Such PormLtrr scheduled for secondreading and ad.optlon on thls date, was lntroduced for passage onmotlon of Councllnan Johnson and fon purposes of dLscussl.on onthe qu€stlon, seconded by Councllman Mongan.
The Chah lnvltod both opponents and proponents to comment.
lb. Wa1ten K. Blshop, 283 Lorton Av€nue, vlgo:rously opposed tbe
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proposed ordlnance, stating that ln h1s oplnLon, 1t would con-
stltuto another trBIue Law and the lssue nalsed on cars parked'
betroen the early haurs of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. was not justlfieal.
Edwln L. Plerce, 1815 Loyola Drlve, Graham Kls1lngbury, }71O Ray
Dnlve, Wi1llam E. Gilmone, 1431 Canlos Avenue, Allon Beaumont '2504 Eayward Drlve O. G. Wescottr tho latter representlng the
Suburban Protect!.ve C1ub, and Fred Lehnan, the lattel: r€presentlng
the Burllngamo Park Improvonent Assoclatlon, each volced thelr
lndlvldual approval to the proposod ordlance.
Councllman Martln, dS.rectlng hls remanks prl6arl1y 1n reply to
IiIn. Blshop, stated that there a:ro cer:taln areas that shs1l be
benefltted by the Ordlnance and while he was not in favor of the
$e.OO tee proposed, he, as reI1 as members of the Councl1, are
cognlzant that ha::d.shlps w111 occur ln certaln apartment and c orit-
nenclal aneas and the establlshnent of a permlt system would aIIevlate
handshlp ceses.
A vote on the motlon to adopt ORD f I'IANCE NO. 754 as roquested by
the Chaln, was recorded as follows:
Aye s : Councllmon : Crosby-Johns on-torenz-ldart ln-ldorganI,Ioos: Councllmen: None
Absent CouncLlmon: None
ORDINANCES - Introductlon thoreof:
ORDfNANCE N0. 756 'An Ordlnance Arnending Sectlon 192? of theffi-dfan-cn06ift-o-f the 0tty of Bu?Ilngame ny eaaug Ther.eto Sub-
Para$rapE rrCl.'Exenptlng Certaln Oomrerela1 Veh1cles hon theProhlbltlon Against Parklng Between tho i{ours of 2:OO A.}d. and.
6:0O A.M.r was lntroduced for flrst readlng by Councllman Johnson.
0RDINANCE N0. 757 nAn Ord lnance Amend 1ng Sectlon L227 of tho
Ortinante Eocle of tne Clty of Burllngarne By Deletlng From Sub-Sectlon nBn th6 Words rClty Clerk or !'lnance offlcen' and Insert-lng the Words Llcense Collectortr was Lntroduced by Councllman
Johnson for flrst ::eadlng.
UNFINISHID BUSINESS
1. DTSPOSITION BEI,,EVI]E AVENIIE PROPERTY WITHIIEID
Councllman Martln suggosted that actlon on the salvaglng of theclty-orvned dwe1llng and lts contents on Bellevue Avonue be wlthheld
pendlng the outcome of the proposed fonmatLon of the Off-Streot
Parklng Dlstrlct.
Councll concu::rod and actlon was held ln abeyance.
}lr. Gllbent Rodll, Jr., Burllngame Chamben of Comrnenee menber, 1nreply to Councll- lnqulry, advlsed that lt ls antlclpated that Petl-tLons clrculated ln the Bur'1lngame Avenue area to f orrru1at6 anOffstneet Perking Destrlct sha11 be submltted to Councll at th6next regular rrcetlng.
IIE!'r 3Y3111ggg
I. I{AYOR A}ID COU].JCIL ]NSTITUIE IN SACRAIGI{TO
Mayor" Lonenz announcsd that he and several merrbers of the Councll
were desLrous of attendi.ng the forthcomi.ng Mayor and Clty CouncllmenInstltute ln Sacr:anrento, Monday, I[ay 21, 1962, sald date Ln confllctwlth the regular neetLng of tho Clty Council.
In reply to the Chalrts lnqulry concernlng the 1egaIlty of chan6lngregulan meetlngs, the Clty Attorney suggested that the meetlng onthls occaslon be ad Journed to the Saturday morning of May 19 and
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that the City C16rk on the evening of tLre regularly scheduled.
May 21, 1962 m6etlng, announce the lack of a quorum prosent.
Councllman Mongan movod that members of the Councll deslrous of
attending the forthcomlng meetLng be authorlzed to attend, wlth
vouchers of actual lncunred expedltures be approprlately sub-
mlttecl for processing. The motlon was second,ed. by Councllnan
Johns on and unanlmously canrled.
2. APPCTNII{ENT YOUT}i ADVISORY COIvI}fiSSION
}layor Lonenz announced. that the Nonth County Councll
has formed. a new group wlthln Lts organi-zatlon to be
Youtb Advlsory Comnissloni and has r"equested thst on
from eacn city be deslgneted as a representatlvo.
of Cltie s
lmow as 'Thee councilman
Councllnan Mongan was appolnted by the Chalr to servo on the com-
mlsslon ln lts endeavor to flnd ways and means by which to cornbat
the ever-lncr,easing rrenace of dlsregaril fon law by young poople
of the comm,rnity. The appolntmont rras unanlmously conffuned by
the counc1l.
PROCLAI{ATTOilS
4. SHOOTING BANGE
In reply to Councllraan l[organr s lnqulry concernlng the Po1lceRlfle Range, the Clty Manager advised. that because of the hazardof spent nslugsr rlcochetlng beyond the eonflnes of the nange, the
State Department of Industrlal Relatlons, Dlvlslon of Safety, has
ordoned the temporary closlng of the Range.
Mayor Lorenz doclared the
HfGItrYAY 1'fEEK and June 4 -
week of May 2O - May 26, 1962 as NATIONAL
June 1O, 1962 as TOASTI'IASIERS $mK.
advls edis one
facil1ty,
Contlnulng in neply to Councll lnquirios, the Clty Managthat the faclllty is not, ln his oplnlon, a rnuisance;rr
that pnovides a tralnLng program for po13.ce officersi tbhowever has been lmproperly placed..
Councllman }dorgan suggosted that perhaps ti:e shootlng nange shouldbo establlshed, as a elty-oporated, functlon and recomrnsnded that th6lssue again be r.efemod to the City Manager.
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5. ILI,EGAL POSTTNG REAL ESTATE SIGNS
Councllman Morgan called attentlon to the promlscuous and 111egalpostlng of roal ostete slgars along tbe EI Camino Rea1, re c oanend !.ngthat th€ proper dopartment be alertEd to see that the slgns are
ronoved.
6 NECEIPT OF COMPLATMS, ETC. PRO}{ CTTIZENS
Councllman Mongan advlsed of hls recelpt of the followlng ltensfrom cltlzens of the Clty: (1 ) The contLnued exlstence of stag-nant water at 1I4 Vlctorla Road; (2) The requost of rullnenclistnlbutlng nal1 ln the Ray Pank aroa for a table end a bench orchalrs to be located ln the area for use dur"lng the lunch bourand (5) A complalnt concernlng the necessity of appearlng beforea crlmlnal court when appeallng nlnor traffic vlolatlons.
Councllman Martln moved that the noquest fo:r a table and a benchor chalrs bo approved., seconded by Councllman Crosby and un-anlmously carrled.
Plannlng Comolssloner Evorett Klndlg, ln attendance, advlsed thathe has approprlate outdoon ftrnltune avallable lf CounclJ- Ls
1nt ere s ted.
In reply to Councllma:: Morgants lnqulry concerning the establl,sb,ment
(Contlnued to I'Ilnut e Book #12 )
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of a trafflc faclIlty ln the Clty of Burllngame, the Clty Attolney
explalned the curnent nl.mlclpal court Judlclel dlstnlet system,
advlslng that under the 1ogallzed system, 1t would not be posslble
to create a 1oca1 trafflc cou.:rt as suggested.
STATE PENSO}INEL SURVEY
Irtayor Lorenz neferred to the State Personnel ClasslflcatLon
Survey, necently subml-tted to Councll. The Clty Msrager questloned
whether Councll ras deslnous of destrlbutlng coplos to the employees
and explalned the proceduro to be applled ln lnstances of employee
grlevances.
Sorre dLscusslon a::ose, wlth Councllman Morgan and Councllmen Martln
each expnesslng dlssatlsfactLon wlth some phaseE of the nepor.t
and that somo questlons should be r.osoJ.ved prlo:r to sald, sltrlbu-
tlon.
Councllman Martln suggested that the Councll confe:r wlth the Clty
Managen and representatlves from the State Porsorurel Board Ln a
study se ss lon.
Councllnan Mor:gan, remlndlng Councll that the Clty lrtanage n ls
cumently preparlng the f onthcomlng budgot, recomnend.ed that
lmrpdlate attentlon be giv6n to the lssue.
A Councll stud
May 8, 1962, I
sentatlves of
The scheduled
on the sub Ject
yse
too
the
s tud
sslon was scheduled thereaftor for Tuesday,p.m., wlth tentatlve plans to confen w.lth nepre-
State Porsonnel Board on Saturday, May 19, 1962.y sesslon of May I was to also Lnclude a d.lscusslonrCommisslon appolntments. r
B. MERCh-AI'IDISE DISPLAYs NE$TSPAPER RACKS: TRAILER PARKfNG:r
Councllman Martlnr s inqulny
monchandlse upon the Clty t s
Plannlng Advlson who statedall merchandiso 1s requlned
Councllman Martln suggested
concernlng the 1ega1lty of dlsplaylng
sldewalks, was replled to by thothat under an Ordlnance of the Clty,to be kept withln a rospoctlve store.thet vlolators be so advlsod.
The Clty Managor, repJ-ylng to Councllnan MartLnrs lnqulny con-cernlng the placement of n€f,spapor nacks tLrroughout tho buslnessdlstrlcts of Burllngane and Broadway, advlsod tbat hls notlce to
vendons and. th61r noply lndlcatod that the numben of newspaper
nacks would be reduced. The Clty Manager was requested to further
lnve s tlgate.
Councllman Martln ca11ed attontlon to the 111egaI parklng of atrallen on Alturas Drlve and Margarlta Drlve for a consLttenableporlod of t1me.
The Clty Attorney, ln reply to Counc llman Martln, advlsed thatthe legal docunent annexlng a northen1y strlp of the Clty of
M11lbrae extendlng lnto the Clty of Burllngamo has been pnepared
and shal1 bo mado aval-1ab1e for Councll executlon.
Cor:rrcllnan Martln requested that an ordlnance bo prepaned fonfirst readlng at the next regulan meeting tnansferrlng the
assessment and tax roll dutLes to the County offices noxt year.
Consldenable dLscussLon arose on the subJect of the clty dunp,lnltlated by Councilman Martlnrs lnquiny concernlng ths statusof tho paymonts to be made to tho Clty by the Dump Oporator.
The Clty Meneger advlsed. that the DuBp Opetrator 1s 1n &rrearswlth his curr"6nt payment and a roport shall be subnltted toCouncll at tho next negular meetlng.
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The Clty L{anage:r nemLnded Councll that on June 15,
contract wlth the Dump Openaton r11I revert to 1ts
status .
1962, the
prevl ous
Prlor clrcundstances creatlng the curr.ent method of fLnanclng and
operatlng the dump factllty was explalned for the benoflt of
Councllnan Crosby.
Gllbert Rod1l, Jr., membors of a Burllngame Chamber of Conr.'nerceweterfnont conmlttee, spoko on the conblnod efforts of hls com-mlttee and the Ctty of Burllngane Shor"e LLne Commlttoe to ttle 1nthe openatlon of the dump to establlsh a future pa::k. c
CouncLlman Morgan spoke ln somo deta1l onfllIlng purposos and the fallure of the Cl
f111 to adequatoly cover tho deposlted deb
thetyrls
cost of dlrt forto 1rrovlde sufflcLent
The subJect was concludod followlng a bnlef dlscussion.
9. KAY ELTIS PROPERTY
Mayor Lorenz statod that ln hls oplnlon, the tlrao was appro-pr.iate to Iegal1y compel ltlrs. Kay E1lls, 124 Occldental Avenue,to cornect bulldlng deficlencles to confonm to the Cltyts
ord lnance c ode.
The Clty Attorney advised of hls lntentlon to tenporarlly forego
Iega1 actlon pendlng the lresult of the lltlgatlon currently lnprogross in connectlon with the above-named defendent vs. the Cltyof Burllnganr.
10. TRTAL ATTORNEY APPOIMTED TO ASSTST CITY ATTORI{EY
The Ctty Attorney requestod authorlzatlon to engago Harold Ropers,Trial Attorney, to assLst the Clty by reprosontlng the Depart-
ment II6ed 1n a Clvll Servlce ConmlssLon Eearlng ln cormectlonwlth the dlscharge and subsequent appoal of a Clvl1 Sorvlce Em-
pl oyee .
Councllman Cnosby moved that the Clty Attorney bo so authorlzed,
seconded by Counellnran Johnson anal unanlmously carried.
11. PLAqUE TO BE EEECTED ON NEW POLICE STATTON
Mayor Lrorenz, roforning to the errors ln the didlcatLon plague
proposed to. be orected on the new Pollco Statlon bulldlng, re-
quested that a motlon be lntroducod to place a proper plaque ontho bulIdlng.
Conslderable dlscusslon arose on the subJect, at the conclusLon of
which, the Chalr suggested that each monber subnlt hls own sketchof a sultablo plaquo.
Councllman Crosby thereafter movad that the subject be held 1n
abeyance untll the mootlng of May 19, 1962, secondod by €ouncllman
Morgan and ca::rled, MaJror tonenzts vote neconded as a negatLve
vote.
ADJOIIRNMENT
lng no furthor buslness, the meetlng was regularly ad Jou:cnedp.m. to meet Saturrilay mornlng, May 19, 1962, at 10:00 a.m.
Re spectfully subltrltted,
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APPROVED:
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Clty Clerk
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